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-.s , . . - 1 2 mofeliHjpl (Srnrgc iSasInugtnu luiurrattg Chartered by an act of Congress in 1821 as the “Columbian College in the District of Columbia” for the “sole and exclusive purpose of educating youth in the English, learned and foreign languages, the liberal arts, sciences and literature,” the present George Washington University has, in the ninety-six years of its existence, undergone nearly as many vicissi- tudes and disappointments as did the man whose name it bears during the seven years of the American Revolution. The new college opened January 15, 1822, with 39 students. The num- ber soon increased to 250. There were five departments ; preparatory, col- legiate, theological, law, and medical. The Theological School was later re- moved, and the preparatory branch abandoned after the building of the local high schools. In 1904 a proposition of the George Washington Memorial Association that Columbian College change its name to that of George Washington Uni- versity was accepted by the Board of Trustees. The National College of Pharmacy, and the College of Veterinary Medicine were established by an act of Congress in 1905. Rear-Admiral Charles H. Stockton, L. L. D., U. S. N., retired, was elected president of the University on November 30, 1910. Under his able guid- ance the University was successfully reorganized. The property at 15th and H streets was sold and the Law School located at the Masonic Temple building. The remaining college departments of Arts and Sciences, except that of Chemistry, were moved to a series of buildings on I street between 16th street and Vermont avenue. In the year 1912 these departmentss were removed to their present location on G street between 20th and 21st streets. This year 1916 finds the University upon a firm financial basis and with a record attendance of 1,884 students in all of the departments. The revival of football has brought with it a revival of college spirit. If President Monroe could view the University in which he vested so much faith, we have every reason to believe that he would deem his proph- ecy of nearly a century ago concerning the institution of this college, a true one: “There is good reason to believe that the hope of those who have so pa- triotically contributed to advance it to its present stage, will not be disap- pointed.” Srarhmi (Enllwjp The first attempt to give systematic instruction, definitely correlated with the work of teachers in service was made in 1904 when a committee headed by Dean Munroe, with Dean Wilbur and Professor Carroll as the othe r two members, put in force a regular schedule of courses relating to subjects taught in the public schools. In co-operation with Mr A T Stuart, then Superintendent of Schools, fifteen teachers were to be ad- mitted to each of these courses, on registration, with free tuition. In the year 1906, the last year these teachers’ courses were given, ninety students were enrolled.
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